# Accident 19790209002609A: Cessna 150M, Allegan, MI, February 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5301° N, 85.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PADGHAM FLD (35D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5301&lon=-85.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45491) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 120 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209002609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PRACTICING FORCED LANDINGS WHEN POWER WAS ADDED TO GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM13), Feb 9, 1979: Cessna 150M (N45491), Allegan, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N45491 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970502011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502011309I), May 2, 1997: Cessna 150M (N45491), Louisville, KY. Narrative: aircraft was in cruise at FL 015 MSL. Engine began to run rough and surge. Pilot performed mag ck. He cycled throttle, mixture and carb heat, all no…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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